Book Otago car rentals from $26

Otago is the perfect place to take to the highways and back streets behind the wheel of your own rental car. Crank up the tunes and enjoy the freedom of exploring all the region's gems dotted between each of its most celebrated travel destinations. Get to know some (or all) of this place's most outstanding cities:

• Dunedin (population of 114,300)
• Oamaru (population of 13,000)
• Queenstown (population of 10,400)
• Papatowai (population of 6,600)

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